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A thousand miles on an elephant in the Shan States

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PORTOW, 6

AN EXECUTION, 33

VIEW LOOKING WEST DOWN PASS AT 10.53 A.M. 14TH FEB., 44

LOI PWE SEEN OVER A SPUR AT 9.57 A.M. 15TH FEB., 45

MEH LAIK VALLEY AND GORGE AT 1.3 P.M. 15TH FEB., 47

A VIRGIN OF THE LOTUS-FLOWER, 51

VIEW ACROSS THE MEH HTO AND MEH LAIK VALLEYS AT 10.54 A.M. 15TH FEB., 53

A YAK, 57

A SIAMESE KING, 59

VIEW TO THE SOUTH FROM A HILLOCK BEHIND MUANG HAUT, 64

VIEW FROM NEAR BAN HSOPE KYEM, 72

LOI HOO-A SOO-A WITH LOI PAH KUNG IN THE BACKGROUND, 77

VIEW FROM THE TOP OF LOI NOI AT 8 A.M. 23D FEB., 78

DOMESTIC UTENSILS, 85

SPINNING IMPLEMENTS, 86

VIEW OF LOI SOO TAYP FROM BAN MEH KA, 91

A SHAN GHOST, 111

A SHAN HOUSE, 134

A TA-LAY-OW, 137

VIEW OF LOI MOK AND THE HEAD OF THE MEH WUNG AT 4.42 P.M. 10TH MARCH, 140

THE LITTLE ELEPHANT’S FUN, 148

BAMBOO SHOULDER-TRESTLE, 150

VIEW OF LOI POO-AY AT 1.3 P.M. 14TH MARCH, 151

xxxivVIEW OF LOI KOOK LOI CHANG AT 1.3 P.M. 14TH MARCH, 152

VIEW UP THE MEH KHOKE FROM THE SALA AT KIANG HAI, 157

A LA-HU YOUTH, 160

A CROWNED BUDDHA, 166

FISHING IMPLEMENTS, 168, 169

DROP-NET, 176

VIEW OF LOI PONG PRA BAT AT 11.11 A.M. 18TH MARCH, 178

VIEW OF LOI HTONG, LOI YA TOW, AND LOI TA, AT 2.34 P.M. 19TH MARCH, 182

VIEW OF THE VALLEY OF THE MEH CHUN AT 3.57 P.M. 19TH MARCH, 185

VIEW OF LOI CHANG NGO AT 4.49 P.M. 20TH MARCH, 186

PHYA IN OR INDRA, 187

THE KOO TOW, 188

VIEW OF LOI CHAN FROM KIANG HSEN, 191

VIEW OF HILLS EAST OF THE MEH KONG RIVER, 192

THE GREAT BEND OF THE MEH KONG FROM KIANG HSEN, 193

RUINS AT KIANG HSEN, 194

PLASTER DECORATION ON PILLARS, 195

VIEW OF WESTERN HILLS, 197

A SHAN HOUSE IN KIANG HSEN, 203

VIEW OF HILLS WEST OF KIANG HSEN PLAIN FROM PAGODA ON HILL, 206

CITY ENCLOSURE. SKETCH OF AN ENTRANCE TO KIANG HSEN, 207

CHINESE PACK-SADDLE, 212

VIEW UP THE MEH KHOKE FROM KIANG HAI, 217

ROCKET-STICK OF BAMBOO, FORMED INTO A WHISTLE AT THE TOP, 219

PHYA NYAK, THE KING OF SERPENTS AND DRAGONS, 227

TERRA-COTTA PEDESTAL, 233

PHYA KHRUT OR GARUDA, THE KING OF EAGLES, 234

EVIL SPIRITS, 259

A DRYAD, 260

PUNISHMENTS IN THE BUDDHIST HELLS, 263

VIEW OF HILLS EAST OF LAKON, 270

A SHAN QUEEN, 291

xxxvVIEW OF THE HILLS TO THE NORTH-EAST OF ZIMMÉ FROM PEN YUK, 307

OX DRAWING TIMBER IN FOREST, 308

VIEW OF THE HEAD OF THE BASIN OF THE MEH WUNG, 309

VIEW OF THE KYOO HOO LOW AND HILLS EAST OF MEH WUNG, 310

VIEW OF LOI MUN MOO PASS AND HILLS EAST OF MEH WUNG, 310

IMPLEMENTS FOR THE USE OF EXPECTANT BUDDHAS, 322

VIEW OF LOI CHAUM HAUT, 323

HILLS TO THE NORTH OF THE ZIMMÉ PLAIN FROM THE MEH TENG, 327

VIEW OF LOI KIANG DOW FROM THE MEH TENG, 328

VIEW OF HILLS NORTH-WEST OF THE ZIMMÉ PLAIN FROM THE MEH TENG, 329

LOI CHAUM HAUT FROM BAN MEH MEH, 331

VIEW OF LOI PA-YAT PA-YAI, 332

SKETCH OF LOI KIANG DOW AND LOI NAN, 335

VIEW UP THE VALLEY OF THE MEH PING FROM MUANG NGAI, 339

VIEW LOOKING SOUTH-WEST FROM MUANG FANG, 349

JUNCTION OF THE MEH FANG AND MEH KHOKE VALLEYS, 356

VIEW UP THE MEH FANG VALLEY FROM BAN MEH HANG, 358

VIEW ACROSS MUANG KEN AND THE VALLEY OF THE MEH PING, 367

HILLS WEST OF THE MEH PING AT 11.55 A.M. 23D MAY, 368

VIEW OF HILLS WEST OF THE ZIMMÉ PLAIN AT 4.24 P.M. 23D MAY, 371

HANUMAN, KING OF MONKEYS, 376

PROM OR BRAHMA, 376

PHYA LAK, 377

PHYA WET SAWAN (VISHNU), 377

SIAMESE WRESTLERS, 386

PEE POK-KA-LONG (JUNGLE DEMONS), 398

LOI PA KHUN BAIT, 400

EXTREMITY OF SPUR FROM THE WEST RANGE, 401

SKETCH AT 188½ MILES FROM BAN PAH YANG NEUR, 403

SKETCH AT 196½ MILES FROM BAN MEH NYAH, 404

HAND-DREDGE, 435

xxxviVIEW OF HILLS LOOKING EAST AT 218 MILES FROM BAN KOW NOME WAN, 436

SKETCH AT 216½ MILES FROM BAN TA KARE, 436

VIEW LOOKING WEST FROM KAMPHANG PET, 440

LOI KOW CHUNG, 440

LOI KOW CHUNG, 441

LOI KOW LUONG, 442

VIEW FROM THE JUNCTION OF THE MEH NAM, 443

LIST OF MAPS.

SOUTHERN CHINA AND INDO-CHINA, SHOWING PROPOSED FRENCH AND ENGLISH RAILWAYS, To face title-page

MAULMEIN TO MAINGLOONGYEE, To face page 9

MAINGLOONGYEE TO MAUNG HAUT, „ „ 43

MAUNG HAUT TO KIANG HSEN, „ „ 69

KIANG HAI TO LAKON, „ „ 219

LAKON TO ZIMMÉ, „ „ 283

ZIMMÉ TO B. MEH HANG, „ „ 315

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A THOUSAND MILES ON AN ELEPHANT IN THE SHAN STATES.

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